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states is ready to launch a strike. of course, the israeli counter question was, okay, when would that happen? if iran does not submit to any of the international demand, will you strike? at that point the american administration in all the talks, high-ranking officials have declined on giving any sort of specific promise. >> warner: how does the u.s. election calendar play into prime minister netanyahu's calculations here? >> well, i think it plays quite heavily. prime minister netanyahu would never admit that. but we see a line of increasing tension. some of it is deliberately between the israeli government and the american administration. as close as we get to the election. it is clear that the white house asked israel and put quite a lot pressure not to launch a pre-emptive strike at least not before the elections in order not to create an oil crisis that would damage the obama campaign. on the other hand we know from quite close ties between the republican mitt romney and prime minister netanyahu. i think that neta
states is ready to launch a strike. of course, the israeli counter question was, okay, when would that happen? if iran does not submit to any of the international demand, will you strike? at that point the american administration in all the talks, high-ranking officials have declined on giving any sort of specific promise. >> warner: how does the u.s. election calendar play into prime minister netanyahu's calculations here? >> well, i think it plays quite heavily. prime minister...
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they're also exactly the same thing he was talking about when he was a united states senator. has there been a new idea in obama world in the past three or four years. i have trouble, frankly, thinking of that thing. but they have to unveil something to-- and you know the economist, the cover is-- of the coming issue is one little question, mr. obama what do you want to do. and that is the question. >> well, they're saying they had a conference call today with reporters and they are saying we will talk about the second term so i guess we'll find out. >> better have something pretty specific i think. >> we are specifically glad that the two of you made it safely back to washington. we know you are heading to charlotte with all of us for next week. david brooks, mark shields, thank you. >> woodruff: and a postscript-- we have a week's worth of highlights from the republican national convention online, including all of mitt romney's acceptance remarks and other speeches. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: fresh off his convention, republican presidential nominee
they're also exactly the same thing he was talking about when he was a united states senator. has there been a new idea in obama world in the past three or four years. i have trouble, frankly, thinking of that thing. but they have to unveil something to-- and you know the economist, the cover is-- of the coming issue is one little question, mr. obama what do you want to do. and that is the question. >> well, they're saying they had a conference call today with reporters and they are...
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states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama bin laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >> there have been several terrorist groups operating in pakistan with state support that we long ago designated as a foreign terrorist organization. pakistan did nothing. in some cases, it banned those we pretended to not notice and they pretended to not care. so in one scenario, this could be just like these designations. "we know what you are doing, we are going to pretend that you are not because we have work to get done in afghanistan." at the other extreme, this could open the way for the congress to say, "wel
states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama bin laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >>...
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we're not in the united states. alexis de tocqueville, the frenchman who wrote the famous book "democracy in america" came to the united states- >> 1830's. >> right. and he was flabbergasted. and he said famously that in france where you see the state, in america you see a private association. i myself, i mean, this is kind of a joke, but i don't hear jesus go to matthew the tax collector and say, "matthew, you need to collect more taxes." he's speaking to people individually. and it has to begin at that level, with obviously some governmental role in some of these issues. >> in the bible, as you say, when jesus speaks of helping the poor, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, taking in the sick, he says, "you do it." he doesn't say, "go and ask caesar or go and get the senate to pass taxes." and when jesus looked at the rich man, whom the bible tells us he loved, he said, "go, sell what you own and give the money to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven." it was to be a personal act of sacrifice. do you
we're not in the united states. alexis de tocqueville, the frenchman who wrote the famous book "democracy in america" came to the united states- >> 1830's. >> right. and he was flabbergasted. and he said famously that in france where you see the state, in america you see a private association. i myself, i mean, this is kind of a joke, but i don't hear jesus go to matthew the tax collector and say, "matthew, you need to collect more taxes." he's speaking to people...
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states, that young people don't care about classical music or theater or opera or whatever. >> brown: you think there is a misunderstanding? >> well, of course. i mean, just look at our festival. we have almost 200 people between the ages of 17 and 26 singing their hearts out, playing their hearts out, and at the highest possible level. >> brown: maazel himself was a child phenomenon, first a violinist, and then making his conducting debut at age eight. he toured the country as a guest conductor of major orchestras as a teenager, and went on to head some of the world's leading orchestras, including in cleveland, vienna, pittsburgh, and new york, and has traveled the world for seven decades. at castleton, the young artists live in homes on the maazel property, eat communally in a local firehouse, and spend hours fine-tuning their craft. the castleton artists in training seminar, or "cats", is for singers. most are in their 20s, just at the beginning of their careers. ♪ ♪ they pay as much as $3,000 for a seven-week experience that 26- year-old megan gillespie of los angeles calls "
states, that young people don't care about classical music or theater or opera or whatever. >> brown: you think there is a misunderstanding? >> well, of course. i mean, just look at our festival. we have almost 200 people between the ages of 17 and 26 singing their hearts out, playing their hearts out, and at the highest possible level. >> brown: maazel himself was a child phenomenon, first a violinist, and then making his conducting debut at age eight. he toured the country...
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states. on wall street, stocks rallied ahead of the election results. there were no big headlines for investors to react to, but the presidential election is expected to lift a cloud of uncertainty that has been weighing on investors. by the close, the dow surged 133 points, the nasdaq rose 12, and the s&p added 11 points. polls show that president obama r romney are in a tight race. ultimately, voters in a few key states will have the final say on who wins the white house. florida is one of tho important battleground states. tom is in miami with more. tom. >> tom: susie, florida is the biggest swing state ize with the most electoral votes up for grabs.iz the economy, healthcare and immigration all are on display here with florida's diverse and growing population. voters in south florida today packed their umbrellas for the hot sun, and tience in some precincts. it's been a tight race in the sunshine state. compared to four years ago, it was a harder time deciding whom to vote for, for her. >
states. on wall street, stocks rallied ahead of the election results. there were no big headlines for investors to react to, but the presidential election is expected to lift a cloud of uncertainty that has been weighing on investors. by the close, the dow surged 133 points, the nasdaq rose 12, and the s&p added 11 points. polls show that president obama r romney are in a tight race. ultimately, voters in a few key states will have the final say on who wins the white house. florida is one...
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there is no crop insurance available for tart cherries in the united states. the only compensation for crop loss is filing for disaster relief which offers farmers low interest loans. jeff andresen, climatologist at michigan state university points out that this years early spring was an extreme weather event. but the existing record for cherry tree blooms gives him cause for concern. >> and we know now, from our climate records, that our seasonal warm-up is beginning on the average of about a week and a half earlier than it did just 30 years ago. so that's a rapid change. >> sreenivasan: this year wasn't the first time in recent years that cherry farmers saw low yields. what really scares farmers is that a similar sequence of early spring warm ups and frost events occurred in 2002. >> well two of these types of years in ten is something we don't think has occurred before, at least not in the last century. >> i had a young farmer tell me a couple of months ago, he said, the old timers told me that 2002 was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. and now we have this. they
there is no crop insurance available for tart cherries in the united states. the only compensation for crop loss is filing for disaster relief which offers farmers low interest loans. jeff andresen, climatologist at michigan state university points out that this years early spring was an extreme weather event. but the existing record for cherry tree blooms gives him cause for concern. >> and we know now, from our climate records, that our seasonal warm-up is beginning on the average of...
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we received the largest grant in the united states for $142. it is a grant from the department of transportation. we're building light rail in the city of atlanta. we matched it dollar for dollar. we put hundreds of people to work. the point i'm making is we know how to do complex projects to get our economy moving fast. >> we have raised revenue and we have cut spending at the same time displood all right, we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you all, mayor villaraigosa, mayor reed, mayor parker, thank you for beak here. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> woodruff: we're listening to i think the very end of senator charles schumer. i think that's who is on the floor. >> it is. >> families who aren't sure what monday morning will bring but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead. president obama hasn't stopped fighting for those families, and now we need to fight for him. ( applause ) to those like mitt romney who want to take us backward, let us send a strong, strong message in november as we say in brooklyn, fuugataabout
we received the largest grant in the united states for $142. it is a grant from the department of transportation. we're building light rail in the city of atlanta. we matched it dollar for dollar. we put hundreds of people to work. the point i'm making is we know how to do complex projects to get our economy moving fast. >> we have raised revenue and we have cut spending at the same time displood all right, we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you all, mayor villaraigosa,...
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. >> this the united states senate. mark shields an david brooks >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> woodruff: and ray suarez previews another political match to watch, thousands of miles south in venezuela, where long- time leader hugo chavez faces a young challenger. >> the election marks a watershed moment for the world's second largest oil producing nation. and a critical supplier of crude oil to the u.s. its number one customer. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: carnegie corp >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: more jobs, less unemployment. the september numbers offered the latest look into the u.s. economy, and the latest fuel for the fight over economic policy in the presidential campaign. it was the kin
. >> this the united states senate. mark shields an david brooks >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> woodruff: and ray suarez previews another political match to watch, thousands of miles south in venezuela, where long- time leader hugo chavez faces a young challenger. >> the election marks a watershed moment for the world's second largest oil producing nation. and a critical supplier of crude oil to the u.s. its number one customer....
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it happened to gerald ford, president of the united states, in 1976. marvelous campaign, a great campaign. stu spencer who was a strategist met with the president in the white house with bob teeter and dick cheney was chief of the staff. said mr. president, are you a great president but you are a terrible campaigner. everywhere you go your numbers go down. so they had a rose garden strategy. i called stu spencer this week to talk about this. and he said the problem that mitt romney has, he doesn't have a rose garden. i mean he can't go back and be sort of in charge of the government. and i just think it's a legal problem. i agree with david on what he said about the 47% because it played into a stereotype that already existed. and they have a narrative about romney that he was out of touch. my wife ann drives two cadillacs. you want to bet $10,000 he said to rick perry, that tied in. and the 47% speech that he gave on tape just reinforced that about people's already thought. >> woodruff: how do you see that. >> yeah, first of all, i think mitt romney d
it happened to gerald ford, president of the united states, in 1976. marvelous campaign, a great campaign. stu spencer who was a strategist met with the president in the white house with bob teeter and dick cheney was chief of the staff. said mr. president, are you a great president but you are a terrible campaigner. everywhere you go your numbers go down. so they had a rose garden strategy. i called stu spencer this week to talk about this. and he said the problem that mitt romney has, he...
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obviously he's got the uwe united states out of iraq. the united states after going up has now come down to some extent in afghanistan. the middle east, even though it's turbulent, is more open than it was. so i think the president in general can point to some areas where he moved forward and some areas obviously his critics will say where he movedded back. all in all it's a defense i believe and defendable record. >> ifill: i want to walk through some of that piece by piece. referencing the president's speech today, he turned over a big chunk of it to talking about the difference between railing against or speaking out against violence... violent extremism versus protecting free speech. why was so much devoted to that topic? >> gwen, i thought it was an interesting speech. very reflective speech. i think probably designd by the president and his advisors to try to heal some of the wounds that have been so apparent between the muslim world and the united states over these last two weeks, these very tragic weeks. i thought it was interest
obviously he's got the uwe united states out of iraq. the united states after going up has now come down to some extent in afghanistan. the middle east, even though it's turbulent, is more open than it was. so i think the president in general can point to some areas where he moved forward and some areas obviously his critics will say where he movedded back. all in all it's a defense i believe and defendable record. >> ifill: i want to walk through some of that piece by piece. referencing...
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it's roley time for a dramatic shift in how the united states approaches this entire issue. >> brown: what do you think about that? a failed u.s. policy over there? >> let's take a step back. one of the reasons hamas is also emerging is because each of these actors that we see coming to deal with hamas are also basically islamists. we have an islamist government in egypt now it's a very different government than the one before. the fact that turkey is there. again, you have the a.k.p., this is basically an it many laik party. qatar hasn't met an it lackic party it doesn't like. what you have is the rise of political islam. it's not a big surprise that hamas felt em imoald ened to try to change the rules of the game with the israelis and the israelis came back and decided not going to change the rules of the game. i think there is a great deal of sort of popular support for the moment for hamas, but i think as those within gaza begin to think through, lrmt h all right, what did we actually gain out of this? how are we really better off, i wonder whether or not the same kind of sense of
it's roley time for a dramatic shift in how the united states approaches this entire issue. >> brown: what do you think about that? a failed u.s. policy over there? >> let's take a step back. one of the reasons hamas is also emerging is because each of these actors that we see coming to deal with hamas are also basically islamists. we have an islamist government in egypt now it's a very different government than the one before. the fact that turkey is there. again, you have the...
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i'm afraid that the united states simply has fumbled over the years. the unique opportunity it had to shape a more stable and more peaceful middle east. >> brown: what do you mean by that? >> well, first of all, the israeli-palestinian peace issue. you know, today the middle east... the masses are stirring. every public opinion poll tells us the masses have a negative view of american position on that issue because they see the united states as failing to move the peace process forward. i'm afraid there is some truth to that conclusion. >> brown: walter mead, what do you see when you hear about the use of the term like "unraveling of foreign policy"? >> well, i would say that we're clearly... the hope that president obama could sort of turn things around from the bush administration doesn't seem to have been fulfilled. you know, i think zbigniew is right, to some degree what happened there was president obama in those early weeks made the sort of claim in a sense that he was going to start a new relationship with the islamic world and pressuring israel
i'm afraid that the united states simply has fumbled over the years. the unique opportunity it had to shape a more stable and more peaceful middle east. >> brown: what do you mean by that? >> well, first of all, the israeli-palestinian peace issue. you know, today the middle east... the masses are stirring. every public opinion poll tells us the masses have a negative view of american position on that issue because they see the united states as failing to move the peace process...
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and that was the next vice- president of the united states, paul ryan. >> woodruff: much of the day's focus was on the vice president's debate statement about the attack in benghazi, libya, that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans last month. >> we weren't told they wanted more security again. we did not know they wanted more security again. and by the way, at the time, we were told exactly... we said exactly what the intelligence community told us that they knew. >> woodruff: but at a congressional hearing a day earlier, a state department official acknowledged that she declined requests for more security in benghazi. and at the debate, ryan charged the administration failed in a critical duty. >> our ambassador in paris has a marine detachment guarding him. shouldn't we have a marine detachment guarding our ambassador in benghazi, a place where we knew that there was an al qaeda cell with arms? this is becoming more troubling by the day. they first blamed the youtube video; now, they're trying to blame the romney-ryan ticket for making this an issue. >> woodruff: th
and that was the next vice- president of the united states, paul ryan. >> woodruff: much of the day's focus was on the vice president's debate statement about the attack in benghazi, libya, that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans last month. >> we weren't told they wanted more security again. we did not know they wanted more security again. and by the way, at the time, we were told exactly... we said exactly what the intelligence community told us that they knew....
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states is engaged in this is extraordinary. >> woodruff: both sides hurt by this or is the president's campaign hurt more because of what rich was just say. >> i think both sides, judy t is an election. we used to talk about you get 40%, you get 40%, we're fighting over 20%. we're fighting over 3%. there are 3 or 4% undecided and they are in massachusetts, texas, north da cot a california, there is no campaign. the undecided feel, maybe couple of million of them in the 11 or 12 states become contested, so each side is interested in getting its own troops out and energize. >> i will give you a heartwarming moment. in springfield introduced a young jarx tow headed kid, i asked him are you a republican. he said no i'm an american. >> on that note, we're all american, lowry, mark shields, thank you both. >> thank you. >> brown: we'll be back shortly with analysis of the moscow trial for the punk-rock band members. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support, and that support helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> woo
states is engaged in this is extraordinary. >> woodruff: both sides hurt by this or is the president's campaign hurt more because of what rich was just say. >> i think both sides, judy t is an election. we used to talk about you get 40%, you get 40%, we're fighting over 20%. we're fighting over 3%. there are 3 or 4% undecided and they are in massachusetts, texas, north da cot a california, there is no campaign. the undecided feel, maybe couple of million of them in the 11 or 12...
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he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantime we will see incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all very much. and a postscript: what can the u.s. do to protect against attacks on embassies? we asked a former special agent for the state department about how to increase security and which missions are most at risk. that's on our "world" page. >> woodruff: the fed's action, as we said earlier, is aimed at making it easier for businesses to borrow and then spend money. our next story is about another effort to help business owners-- in this case, low income american entrepreneurs who are just getting started. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on bringing an approach that's worked we
he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantime we will see incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all...
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not krtable with that because they saw nato and turkey and the united states get together and take out qaddafi and they don't want that to happen again to another ally. last but not least this is also putin's primal fear that if he sets up a precedent of supporting an uprising and the international community to back that uprising, they say what if tomorrow there's a russian spring so he doesn't like what's going on in syria at all. >> warner: what message is turkey sending to russia? russia is a major arms supplier to syria. are they saying you can't use turkish arms space to ship arms in? at least not on passenger planes? and can they enforce it? >> there's a gray area of legality and the turks are enforcing it. they are saying we can do this because it ears our airspace and they're probably acting on intelligence that might have come to them from other places. usually if the turks that has kind of intelligence it's not theirs. and the turks -- >> warner: kind of a nato intelligence? >> that's possible and i think the turks felt comfort to use that intelligence because it's for them a
not krtable with that because they saw nato and turkey and the united states get together and take out qaddafi and they don't want that to happen again to another ally. last but not least this is also putin's primal fear that if he sets up a precedent of supporting an uprising and the international community to back that uprising, they say what if tomorrow there's a russian spring so he doesn't like what's going on in syria at all. >> warner: what message is turkey sending to russia?...
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that's a story i think everyone can relate to women's sock merit united states. and that story redemption, of coming back 13 months later and getting the gold against the team that beat them at the world cup. and that was a fun story to watch. >> brown: all right, christine brennan in london. once again, thank you for all your reporting and talking with us these past couple of weeks. >> my pleasure, jeff. thank you. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. the u.s. government slashed its corn and soybean crop expectations again, as a worsening drought plagues most of the country. hundreds of mourners paid final respects to the six people gunned down sunday at a sikh temple near milwaukee. and three u.s. marines were killed in afghanistan by an afghan police officer. it was the third such attack this week. >> brown: on our web site, get a glimpse of campaigns of days past. kwame holman tells us more. >> holman: on our home page, we've collected a slideshow of historic election images and artifacts displayed at the library of congress. author adam brent
that's a story i think everyone can relate to women's sock merit united states. and that story redemption, of coming back 13 months later and getting the gold against the team that beat them at the world cup. and that was a fun story to watch. >> brown: all right, christine brennan in london. once again, thank you for all your reporting and talking with us these past couple of weeks. >> my pleasure, jeff. thank you. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. the u.s....
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what would he have the united states do right now to shape events with china? >> well, there has been some bipartisanship on east asia. so the obama administration after flirting with a different policy in 2009 returned to an emphasis on asia that had been there in the previous administration. there was an emphasis that involved strengthening our alliances with japan and india and presenting to china a clear choice about we will cooperate if they play by the rules of the game, but we will also demand that they play by the rules of the game. that strategy, which obama came to rather late, has been the strategy that we followed in the past. that's the strategy that we will follow in the future. the problem with president obama's pivot to asia is not that he's focusing on asia. he's underresourced the visit to asia. the big difference between a second term for president obama and a romney administration would be that romney's pledge to beef up the u.s. navy, which is the key service of interest to strengthen our position in asia. i think that's an important differ
what would he have the united states do right now to shape events with china? >> well, there has been some bipartisanship on east asia. so the obama administration after flirting with a different policy in 2009 returned to an emphasis on asia that had been there in the previous administration. there was an emphasis that involved strengthening our alliances with japan and india and presenting to china a clear choice about we will cooperate if they play by the rules of the game, but we will...
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states' response. >> ifill: the united nations response was not sufficient? >> the united nations is not sufficient and they're not sure what we would do. turkey is beside themselves with concerns about the refugee problems and the kurds but they're not certain about our posture or they would probably take more effective action. >> we have to be very honest it's united states at times and we've seen it with iran and syria, is sometimes unprepared to act. there are those in the region who have a stake in this and understand it. you can't-- if we can't move the russians-- and our russian reset is another failure of this administration. it didn't get us very much. we pulled the plug out from our friends in poland and czech republic on missile defense. as a result the u.n. is somewhat paralyzed can't act, and there are others who can act and should have act. >> woodruff: that calls to mind the comment governor romney made not long ago vin weber, and that is he called russia the greatest enemy that the united states has. >> i have to correct you, judy. he said the
states' response. >> ifill: the united nations response was not sufficient? >> the united nations is not sufficient and they're not sure what we would do. turkey is beside themselves with concerns about the refugee problems and the kurds but they're not certain about our posture or they would probably take more effective action. >> we have to be very honest it's united states at times and we've seen it with iran and syria, is sometimes unprepared to act. there are those in the...
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he did it at the olympics, as massachusetts governor and he'll do it as president of the united states. fill. >> woodruff: it was a few years after staples, governor leavitt, you were state of utah and you were reached out to mitt romney during a crisis? >> we had received a bid for the olympics games, we were in the midst of preparing and there was a national scandal we were caught in the midst of. we needed a new leader and i took it upon myself to find him. i had a very specific profile in mind. i needed someone who had a proven track record of turning things around and i need someone with financial discipline to turn the budget problem and third i needed someone who could exert the inspiration required to help our state believe again and the olympic community. if you look back you can see a pattern where he stepped in and began to give a speech over and over about needing to divide from the things that we want and the things that we absolutely need to do this and he brought the deficit down to instead of a $400 million deficit we had $100 million surplus. but more importantly he wa
he did it at the olympics, as massachusetts governor and he'll do it as president of the united states. fill. >> woodruff: it was a few years after staples, governor leavitt, you were state of utah and you were reached out to mitt romney during a crisis? >> we had received a bid for the olympics games, we were in the midst of preparing and there was a national scandal we were caught in the midst of. we needed a new leader and i took it upon myself to find him. i had a very specific...
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. >> your condemnation has given a strong message that the united states government not only condemns it, but has absolutely no support for such blasphemous videos or content anywhere. i think that is an important message. i think that should go a long way in ending the violence on many streets in the world. >> brown: but in iran, at a military parade, president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused the u.s. and others of promoting strife under the guise of protecting civil liberties. >> ( translated ): they are seeking to trigger ethnic and religious conflicts. they chant fake slogans of freedom, and claim commitment to freedom of thought and freedom of speech. >> brown: and back in pakistan, prime minister raja pervez ashraf called for the world to outlaw blasphemy. >> we are demanding that the united nations and other international organizations seek a law that bans such hate speech aimed at fomenting hatred and sowing the seeds of discord through such falsehood. >> brown: in the meantime, pakistan shut down youtube access after the web site refused to remove the anti- islamic video. and in
. >> your condemnation has given a strong message that the united states government not only condemns it, but has absolutely no support for such blasphemous videos or content anywhere. i think that is an important message. i think that should go a long way in ending the violence on many streets in the world. >> brown: but in iran, at a military parade, president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused the u.s. and others of promoting strife under the guise of protecting civil liberties....
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it's also a reminder to the united states of why it is seen as important by many nations in asia that we stay as a balancing factor in the military relationship there >> warner: china doesn't like that >> they would prefer it to having japan arm itself. so everybody resents the u.s. presence but is more comforting than the most obvious alternative >> warner: do you have a prediction? >> i think it will calm down but the issues will be simmering for some time. all the territorial maritime issues that are taking place now are of a peace. the political process is still playing out in china. the leaders there want to contain the damage to themselves but they don't want to be so suppressing of popular opinion that they're seen as opposing popular will on the issue of sovereignty >> warner: or out of touch. doug paal and jim fall owes, thank you. >> woodruff: next, seeking peace in syria and around the globe. jeffrey brown talks to former u.n. secretary general kofi annan. >> brown: kofi annan's first career u.n. staffer to rise to head the organization has spent more than 40 years dealing
it's also a reminder to the united states of why it is seen as important by many nations in asia that we stay as a balancing factor in the military relationship there >> warner: china doesn't like that >> they would prefer it to having japan arm itself. so everybody resents the u.s. presence but is more comforting than the most obvious alternative >> warner: do you have a prediction? >> i think it will calm down but the issues will be simmering for some time. all the...
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romney has said in the past he believes the president was born in the united states. the author of a purported first- hand account of the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden may be investigated for failing to clear his book with the pentagon first. "no easy day" is set to be released on september 11 by dutton publishing. reportedly, it was written under a pseudonym by one of the members of the navy team that conducted the raid. fox news identified him yesterday. preorders for the book moved it to the top-selling slot on amazon today. stocks did a turnaround on wall street today after a letter to congress surfaced in which federal reserve chairman ben bernanke again indicated the fed may do more topu the dow jones industrial average gained more than 100 points to close just under 13,158. the nasdaq rose 16 points to close above 3,069. but for the week, the dow lost nearly 1%; the nasdaq fell two-tenths of a percent. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: "there comes a time in every man's life when he has to say, 'enough is enough'. f
romney has said in the past he believes the president was born in the united states. the author of a purported first- hand account of the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden may be investigated for failing to clear his book with the pentagon first. "no easy day" is set to be released on september 11 by dutton publishing. reportedly, it was written under a pseudonym by one of the members of the navy team that conducted the raid. fox news identified him yesterday. preorders for the...
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speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go over and sit down with the republicans you'll have pelosi and the democrats fighting saying "we won the election." so the pressure is for him to produce a work product and the republicans weren't going to follow over and say "oh, yeah, let's work together." it's tough situation. when your party controls both houses, those interest groups control the agenda. they don't want to give it away to the other side. >> reporter: but the number two democrat, dick durbin, said the president often took on leaders of his own party. he recounted a late night white house meeting on health care reform in janu
speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go...
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. >> i represent for example the highest median household income in the united states, in terms of congressional districts. very high education achievement levels. very high performing school systems. an economy and jobs that were created with the unique partnership between the federal government and the private sector. >> reporter: but republicans like governor bob mcdonnell, say not so fast; that even with a healthy jobs picture, residents here know the president's policies haven't worked. >> we're $5 trillion more in debt. we have no energy policy that is working. so it's time for a change. >> woodruff: just one year after these suburban counties turned blue for obama, an emphasis on jobs helped mcdonnell to a double digit victory winning them back. but a deeply conservative state legislature that made national news pushing mandatory trans- vaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions has since hurt republicans with moderate voters. and, with romney's pick of wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his running mate-- a new dynamic has been added to both campaigns' efforts to appeal to female vo
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yet he's running for the president of the united states. we need to get to know him a little bit better. i believe we will by the end of this convention. >> ifill: kathy mcmorris rogers, congressman from washington state, republican convention host. thank you very much >> thank you very much. good to be with you. >> woodruff: now to our news maker interview with the man who heads the republican platform committee. that sets the official party agenda. he also chairs the republican governors' association. he is the governor of virginia, bob mcdonnell. thanks for being with us >> thanks, judy woodruff: tell us for people who are watching who don't understand what the platform committee is. this is an active, many of them very conservative members of the republican party. is this a document meant to reflect their views or a document meant to appeal to the broad american population? >> i would hope it's both. there are two representatives from each of the 50 states. and then two from each of the six territories. we ghettoing and in a couple of d
yet he's running for the president of the united states. we need to get to know him a little bit better. i believe we will by the end of this convention. >> ifill: kathy mcmorris rogers, congressman from washington state, republican convention host. thank you very much >> thank you very much. good to be with you. >> woodruff: now to our news maker interview with the man who heads the republican platform committee. that sets the official party agenda. he also chairs the...
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." >> we've got 40 jobs bills sitting in the united states senate. we have a bill to replace the sequester that's due to go into effect january 2 sitting in the senate. we have a bill to... all these passed the house and are sitting in the united states senate. time to get to work. >> woodruff: so it's all the senate's fault? >> we're doing our fault. >> woodruff: speaker of the house of representatives john boehner, good to see you. >> ifill: as the convention prepares to nominate vice presidential nominee paul ryan, mitt romney came to camp as well today. he's expected to be on hand in some manner tonight. here his wife ann's convention speech which is the highlight later this evening. joining us for insight is eric fehrnstrom, top spokesman for the romney campaign and a close romney advisor for more than a decade. welcome, this is a big night for you folks. >> thank you, gwen, it feels like a big night. >> ifill: are we expecting to hear from the presidential nominee at any point tonight? we know he may be in the hall. >> here's here in tampa. you
." >> we've got 40 jobs bills sitting in the united states senate. we have a bill to replace the sequester that's due to go into effect january 2 sitting in the senate. we have a bill to... all these passed the house and are sitting in the united states senate. time to get to work. >> woodruff: so it's all the senate's fault? >> we're doing our fault. >> woodruff: speaker of the house of representatives john boehner, good to see you. >> ifill: as the...
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these are people who are deciding for whom to vote for president of the united states. my job is strictly to help the candidates, help the candidates explain in a way that the voters understand what the choices really are. >> brown: help the candidates do that. >> yes. the candidates need to be able to explain it. need to be able to explain their positions. but it's in a way that is understandable and that is... there's enough time there for the moderator in the case of the first debate which i'll be moderating, time for me to kind of probe and ask follow-ups and try to get them to engage in all of that. remember it's being done for the voters. that's it. that's what it's all about. >> brown: we talk all the time these days about doing politics, doing the news media in the age of social media. in the age of 24-hour cycle. instant everything. right? do you think that the role of the debates changes at all in this era, either more or less important? >> i think... i don't know whether it's more or less important. i know they're extremely important. one thing has not change
these are people who are deciding for whom to vote for president of the united states. my job is strictly to help the candidates, help the candidates explain in a way that the voters understand what the choices really are. >> brown: help the candidates do that. >> yes. the candidates need to be able to explain it. need to be able to explain their positions. but it's in a way that is understandable and that is... there's enough time there for the moderator in the case of the first...
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we the people in the united states, not the persons of the united states but the people. we are a group as well as a set of individuals with rights that we cherish >> woodruff: so this idea of community, you're saying it's been there all along but it hasn't gotten as much appreciation as a part of who we are? is that... >> right. that's especially true with our friends now in the tea party but it's by no means unique to the te at party. the great political scientists in the '50s put heavy emphasis on this individualistic liberty-loving side of us. i think that we sort of forget, a, how important community was. b, we can misunderstand the role of government in our history. community and government are not the same thing but i do think they are linked because we often turn to government to express the will of the community, to do things together that we can't do alone. if you go all the way back to alexander hamilton, henry clay, abraham lincoln who were very important characters in my book, they used government in important ways to build up the country. not to the detrimen
we the people in the united states, not the persons of the united states but the people. we are a group as well as a set of individuals with rights that we cherish >> woodruff: so this idea of community, you're saying it's been there all along but it hasn't gotten as much appreciation as a part of who we are? is that... >> right. that's especially true with our friends now in the tea party but it's by no means unique to the te at party. the great political scientists in the '50s put...
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we don't just have a black president; we have a president of the united states. that's a people president. >> suarez: not all the people are happy. occupy protesters, joined by a big coalition of other pressure groups, took to the streets of charlotte, accompanied by a like number of police and reporters to bring their complaints to the convention about the president's lack of action on immigration, climate change, on bailing out the banks while millions lost their homes, since the president took office, william albritton says he's working harder for less money. >> i'm working at a warehouse now and i have a side job doing landscaping for a company, but i'm probably working 60 hours a week and i make right around $400 a week, before i was 40 hours a week and making $400. >> suarez: many of the protestors said there isn't much difference between democrats and republicans. they're skeptical of the president's links to wealthy donors and wall street. katherine fowler is still chance. to give barack obama a >> we have a message for the president. i support him, but i
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states of america. and i'm happy about that. >> reporter: vice president biden talked up the president's economic ideas before crowd in marion, ohio. i >> folks, here's the deal, when the middle class is doing well, everybody does well. the poor have a way up-- they got a ladder up-- and the wealthy do very, very well. d we've created a lot of millionaires. and it's a good thing, not a ba thing. but that's how you do it. you don't grow from the top down. >> reporter: at roughly the same time, republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan was also addressing poverty 120 miles away, in cleveland. >> so what is the alternative approach that mitt romney and i are offering? well, to hear some tell it, we think everybody should just fend for themselves. that's just a false argument. it's a straw man set up to avoid a genuine debate. the truth is mitt romney and i believe in true compassion and upward mobility. and we're offering a vision based on real reforms for lifting people out of poverty. >> reporter: a
states of america. and i'm happy about that. >> reporter: vice president biden talked up the president's economic ideas before crowd in marion, ohio. i >> folks, here's the deal, when the middle class is doing well, everybody does well. the poor have a way up-- they got a ladder up-- and the wealthy do very, very well. d we've created a lot of millionaires. and it's a good thing, not a ba thing. but that's how you do it. you don't grow from the top down. >> reporter: at...